Improved lady s work-basket



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SEYMOUR AINSWORTH, OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED LADYS WORK-BASKET. Y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 45,5? l, dated December27, 1864.

fo rtl/j whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. ATNSWORTH, ot' Saratoga Springs, Saratoga county,and State ot' New York, have invented certain new and uset'ulImprovements in Ladies7 VVork-Baskets; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a i'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, making partof this specification,and to the letters of reference thereon.

To enable others skilled in the art to con struct my invention, I willproceed to describe it.

Ihe drawing is a plan view, looking from above, of my improved basket,which I construct of splints of wood ot' a peculiar char acter, cut by amachine designed especially for the purpose, and which, forming thesubject of a separate application for a patent, need not be hereindescribed.

The main splints A, which form the foundation or body of the basket,extend entirely across the basket from side to side. These splints aremade very narrow at their middle portion, which forms the center of thebottom of the basket, from which point outward toward the sides of tlebasket the splints A increase regularly in width until they reach thepoint a, where each ot' the splints A is divided or split into two, asshown in the drawing. In forming them into a basket these splints A areplaced across each other at the center, and for a short distance fromthe center three of them are covered as one piece by the circularsplints which areinterwoven with them. At c the splints A are separated,each one being interwoven separately, as shown, which process iscontinued to the point a., where each one is divided into two, and theprocess ot' interweaving continued until the basket is completed ot therequired size, the main splints A being bent in au upright position toform the sides ot' the basketin the usual manner. By this means Iconstruct a basket the bottom of which is nearly flat or smooth, withlittle or no projecting surface, and without inserting anyfoundation-splints, except such as extend entirely across the basket.Having thus formed the body of the basket, I then construct three (moreor less, according to size) small oblong or oval-shaped baskes, B, whichare securely attached to the inside of the large basket, as shown in thedrawing. These are intended as pocket-s for the reception ot' scissors,thimbles, spools, thread, and similar small articles used by ladies inperforming needle-work.

C represents a cushion, the body of which is a small basket ot' similarconstruction, though it may dii'er in shape, and being covered withvelvet or other suitable material. This is secured in a manner similarto the small baskets B. An ordinary needle-book, D, is attached in asimilar manner, as is also an emery-bag, E, and cake of wax, F.

I thus produce a very superior and convenient workbasket for ladies use,and provide it with conveniences not hitherto possessed by this classot' articles, thus combining utility a and beauty, and furnishing anarticle that is both useful and ornamental and that commands a readysale in the market. It desired, colors may be used to render the articlemore ornamental.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A ladys work-basket constructed substantially as herein described.

SEYMOUR AINSVVORT H.

YitnesseS v W. C. DODGE, 1t. D. O. SMITH.

